@article{ajer2015311,
author={{Shende, Anuradha and Tungal, Richa and Jaswal, Rajneesh and Shende, Rajesh},
title={A Novel Integrated Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Solar Catalytic Reforming Method for Enhanced Hydrogen Generation from Biomass},
journal={American Journal of Energy Research},
volume={3},
number={1},
pages={1--7},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajer/3/1/1},
issn={2328-7330},
abstract={Short energy intensive hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of biomass in the presence of Ni salt catalyst selectively generates H<SUB>2</SUB> in the product gas and biocrude mainly containing C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>3</SUB> acids (formic, lactic, propionic, acetic), HMF and furfural. The H<SUB>2</SUB> mass balance indicated that only 3.12 vol% H<SUB>2</SUB> in biomass (cotton) was released as product gas; 48.7 vol% was captured in the C<SUB>1</SUB>-C<SUB>3</SUB> acids while the remainder H<SUB>2</SUB> was trapped in oxygenated compounds and char. Continuing HTL after 120 minutes caused no further increase in gas phase H<SUB>2</SUB> yields. To enhance the H<SUB>2</SUB> yields with minimal energy input, solar photocatalytic reforming (PR) of the biocrude with Pt/TiO<SUB>2</SUB> catalyst was investigated. Photocatalysis of activated carbon (AC) treated biocrude generated an additional H<SUB>2</SUB>, 17.82 wt%. H<SUB>2</SUB> yields from photoreforming of simulated biocrude acid mixture and actual biocrude were compared. Enhanced H<SUB>2</SUB> generation was observed with integrated HTL-PR of biomass.},
doi={10.12691/ajer-3-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}